ChatRTX Installation stucks on "AI Workbench installing ..." stage

[mhbrk]

.\ChatRTX_0.5.exe -log:C:\ChatRTXLogs -loglevel:6

19.478 | INFO: [NIMBootstrapExt.CAIWBHandler] 132@CAIWBHandler::WillContainerRuntimeChange : We will be updating the AI Workbench to use a podman, replacing the current container runtime.. 19.478 | INFO: [NIMBootstrapExt.CAIWBHandler] 59@CAIWBHandler::SetInstallerPropertyValue : Property "PreInstallCheckProgressTitle" value set to: "Installing AI Workbench". 19.478 | INFO: [CCommand] 179@CCommand::RunCommand : Executing cmd: "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA AI Workbench\NVIDIA AI Workbench.exe --silent-install --podman --force --git-author-name nvidia-user --git-author-email no-reply@nvidia.com". 19.477 | INFO: [NVI2UI.MainFrame] 2647@CMainFrame::FlushEvents : Property changed "text". 19.477 | INFO: [NVI2UI.MainFrame] 2669@CMainFrame::FlushEvents : Routed to "taskInfo". 19.485 | INFO: [CCommand] 138@CCommand::SpawnProcess : Command is now running, PID: 3340. 54.823 | DEBUG: [NVI2UI.MainFrame] 2706@CMainFrame::OnSetDefaultAndFocusControls : Setting focused control.

workbench log during chatrtx installation:

[2025-09-28 16:57:53.588] [error] (validate-import-deep-link) URL --silent-install did not pass validity check against {} TypeError: URL --silent-install did not pass validity check against {} at xw (C:\Program Files\NVIDIA AI Workbench\resources\app.asar\dist\main\main.js:2:479440) at 83838 (C:\Program Files\NVIDIA AI Workbench\resources\app.asar\dist\main\main.js:2:484975) at r (C:\Program Files\NVIDIA AI Workbench\resources\app.asar\dist\main\main.js:8:1904605) at C:\Program Files\NVIDIA AI Workbench\resources\app.asar\dist\main\main.js:8:1905116 at C:\Program Files\NVIDIA AI Workbench\resources\app.asar\dist\main\main.js:8:1905130 at C:\Program Files\NVIDIA AI Workbench\resources\app.asar\dist\main\main.js:2:84 at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Program Files\NVIDIA AI Workbench\resources\app.asar\dist\main\main.js:2:223) at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1484:14) at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1564:10) at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1295:32) [2025-09-28 16:57:53.588] [error] (validate-import-deep-link) Attempt to validate URL failed

AI Workbench installed manually well, but ChatRTX installer tries to reinstall it.

[bpawar-nvidia]

hi @mhbrk -
Can you please uninstall AIWB and current WSL distro and try ChatRTX installation again ?

If you still get AIWB failure, please share log from below location.

%localappdata%\NVIDIA Corporation\AI Workbench\logs\main.log

[vilcapomaxlife]

I am facing the same issue. Exactly, the same.

[MassivDash]

Facing similar issue, stuck at install ai workbench, uninstalling the ai workbench and wsl had no effect